Beasts of No Nation

2h 17min

Drama

War

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.

Production Companies

Participant

Red Crown Productions

Levante Filmes

Mutressa Movies

Primary Productions

Parliament of Owls

Cast

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Commandant
Richard Pepple

Richard Pepple

Father Friday
John Arthur

John Arthur

Angry Bush Taxi Driver
Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Ricky Adelayitor

Ricky Adelayitor

Village Constable
Ernest Abbeyquaye

Ernest Abbeyquaye

Paramount Chief
Nana Mensah

Nana Mensah

Young Girl
Andrew Adote

Andrew Adote

Ecomod 2nd Lieutenant
Francis Weddey

Francis Weddey

Big Brother
Grace Nortey

Grace Nortey

Old Witch Woman
Emmary Brown

Emmary Brown

Grandfather
David Dontoh

David Dontoh

Linguist

Release date

11th Sep 2015

Status

Released

Spoken languages

, English